We as a layman often confuse between climate and weather and use these words synonymously, however, these have different meanings. Let’s look at these brief notes on Climate Class 9 to understand the concept in its literal sense.

Weatheris the state of atmosphere recorded at any given point of time. It can change every moment and varies throughout the day. Whereas, theClimateof a place is the sum of average weather conditions of 30 years, in short, the climate is a sum total of the weather conditions of a place, assertively a large one for a comparatively longer period of time. It can take millions of years for the climate of a place to change.

The Elements of Climate and Weather are same, which are:

TemperatureAtmospheric PressureWindHumidityPrecipitation

Note: According to the monthly atmospheric conditions of a place a year is divided into three seasons, namely- Summer, Winter, Rainy.

The Climatic conditions of any place depend on the following common factors:

LatitudeAltitudeDistance from the seaPressure and wind systemsOcean CurrentsRelief Features

In particular to a country likeIndia,the factors that are considered to affect the climatic conditions are-Latitude, Altitude, Pressure, and Winds,which means it is influenced by pressure and surface winds, upper air circulation, western cyclonic disturbances and tropical cyclones.